InterNACHI Home Inspection Standards of Practice questions and answers

InterNACHI Home Inspection
Standards of Practice questions and
answers
When notching of a joist poses a structural concern, the inspector should _____.
✔✔report it as in need of correction

Which is not within the scope of a home inspection? ✔✔remove panelboard cabinet
covers

Which of the following should the inspector remove prior to evaluating the roof?
✔✔none of these

Which of the following types of fireplaces should be turned on by the inspector?
✔✔XXXgas inserts

Which tool may be used during the electrical inspection? ✔✔GFCI tester_____
permanent openings to adjacent spaces could be provided so that the combined volume
of all spaces meets the requirements. ✔✔Two

A _____ is included in a standard home inspection, according to the InterNACHI®
Home Inspection Standards of Practice. ✔✔XXXstorm window

A leaking skylight is a(n) _____ occurrence. ✔✔common

A residential building with up to _____ units is covered by InterNACHI's Home
InspectionStandards of Practice. ✔✔four

A toilet that wobbles should be reported as in need of _____. ✔✔correction

A(n) __________ defect is defined by the Home Inspection Standards of Practice as
one that could seriously affect the home's value. ✔✔material

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, _____ need not
be inspected. ✔✔Television antennae and satellite dishes

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, _____ of the
windows must be inspected. ✔✔a representative number

, According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, a component is
defined as _____. ✔✔a permanently installed or attached fixture, element or part of a
system.

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, a home
inspector ______ required to report on the future condition of the structure. ✔✔is not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, a home
inspector is _____ to inspect or comment upon the decor. ✔✔not required

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, an inspection
report _____ comment on a residential property's potential commercial use. ✔✔should
not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, an inspector
should report on vegetation around the home when it may adversely affect the structure
due to ____. ✔✔moisture intrusion

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, home inspectors
_____ required to determine the future life expectancy of roof-covering materials.
✔✔are not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, home inspectors
_____ required to move furniture during a home inspection. ✔✔are not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, inspectors
_____ required to check for compliance with building local codes and regulations.
✔✔are not

According to the InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice, the home
inspector is required to determine _____. ✔✔neither of these

All _____ wastes, drains and vents should be inspected. ✔✔visible

An inspector _____ required to use a moisture meter to evaluate structural dampness.
✔✔XXXis

An issue that would be considered a safety hazard that could injure someone would
also be considered a _____ defect. ✔✔material

Breakers _____ be operated to check that they re-set properly. ✔✔should not

Deficiencies in the integrity of the service-entrance conductors' insulation must be
reported as _____. ✔✔in need of correction